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 The Tied ChaffincK 



Numb. LIV. 



TH E Bill of this Bird from the Point above half 

 way was of a rediili Colour with a Stripe of a blueifli 

 lead Colour round the upper and under Mandible, towards 

 the Bafe red ; the Eyes black, the Irides white, the Eye- 

 Lids black ; .the whole Head and Neck white, round the 

 lower Part was a treble Collar, the firft blueiih lead Co- 

 lour, then white, then blue fucceeding the white; the 

 Back redilli brown fpotted with greenifh yellow ; the 

 Breaft and Belly of the fame Colour, with a large fcol- 

 loped Mark of blueilli Colour down the middle of the 

 Breaft. 



The Wings were white with a faint tin6lure of greenifh 

 yellow, intermixt with a few black Feathers ; the Tail 

 was made up of twelve Feathers, the two outmoft of 

 which on each Side was white, the two next to them 

 black, the middle ones white ; the Legs and Feet of a 

 redifli flelli Colour. 



This Bird I faw in the PoiTeffion of Mr. NoMe, who 

 told me it frequented his Brother's Garden at Havering 

 Bower in EJfex, where he ufed to feed it a long time 

 before he could take it. 



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